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Illimitation
Illimitation Il*lim`it*a"tion, n. [Pref. il- not + limitation:
cf. F. illimitation.]
State of being illimitable; want of, or freedom from,
limitation. --Bp. Hall.
ImitationImitation Im"i*ta"tion, n. [L. imitatio: cf. F. imitation.]
1. The act of imitating.
Poesy is an art of imitation, . . . that is to say,
a representing, counterfeiting, or figuring forth.
--Sir P.
Sidney.
2. That which is made or produced as a copy; that which is
made to resemble something else, whether for laudable or
for fraudulent purposes; likeness; resemblance.
Both these arts are not only true imitations of
nature, but of the best nature. --Dryden.
3. (Mus.) One of the principal means of securing unity and
consistency in polyphonic composition; the repetition of
essentially the same melodic theme, phrase, or motive, on
different degrees of pitch, by one or more of the other
parts of voises. Cf. Canon.
4. (Biol.) The act of condition of imitating another species
of animal, or a plant, or unanimate object. See Imitate,
v. t., 3.
Note: Imitation is often used adjectively to characterize
things which have a deceptive appearance, simulating
the qualities of a superior article; -- opposed to
real or genuine; as, imitation lace; imitation
bronze; imitation modesty, etc. imitation oil of bitter almondsNitrobenzene Ni`tro*ben"zene (? or ?), n. [Nitro- + benzene.]
(Chem.)
A yellow aromatic liquid (C6H5.NO2), produced by the action
of nitric acid on benzene, and called from its odor
imitation oil of bitter almonds, or essence of mirbane.
It is used in perfumery, and is manufactured in large
quantities in the preparation of aniline. Fornerly called
also nitrobenzol. Imitational
Imitational Im`i*ta"tion*al, a.
Pertaining to, or employed in, imitation; as, imitational
propensities.
ImitativeImitative Im"i*ta*tive, a. [L. imitavitus: cf. F. imitatif.]
1. Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating;
exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a
pattern or model; dependent on example; not original; as,
man is an imitative being; painting is an imitative art.
2. Formed after a model, pattern, or original.
This temple, less in form, with equal grace, Was
imitative of the first in Thrace. --Dryden.
3. (Nat. Hist.) Designed to imitate another species of
animal, or a plant, or inanimate object, for some useful
purpose, such as protection from enemies; having
resamblance to something else; as, imitative colors;
imitative habits; dendritic and mammillary forms of
minerals are imitative. -- Im"i*ta*tive*ly, adv. --
Im"i*ta*tive*ness, n. Imitative
Imitative Im"i*ta*tive, n. (Gram.)
A verb expressive of imitation or resemblance. [R.]
ImitativelyImitative Im"i*ta*tive, a. [L. imitavitus: cf. F. imitatif.]
1. Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating;
exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a
pattern or model; dependent on example; not original; as,
man is an imitative being; painting is an imitative art.
2. Formed after a model, pattern, or original.
This temple, less in form, with equal grace, Was
imitative of the first in Thrace. --Dryden.
3. (Nat. Hist.) Designed to imitate another species of
animal, or a plant, or inanimate object, for some useful
purpose, such as protection from enemies; having
resamblance to something else; as, imitative colors;
imitative habits; dendritic and mammillary forms of
minerals are imitative. -- Im"i*ta*tive*ly, adv. --
Im"i*ta*tive*ness, n. ImitativenessImitative Im"i*ta*tive, a. [L. imitavitus: cf. F. imitatif.]
1. Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating;
exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a
pattern or model; dependent on example; not original; as,
man is an imitative being; painting is an imitative art.
2. Formed after a model, pattern, or original.
This temple, less in form, with equal grace, Was
imitative of the first in Thrace. --Dryden.
3. (Nat. Hist.) Designed to imitate another species of
animal, or a plant, or inanimate object, for some useful
purpose, such as protection from enemies; having
resamblance to something else; as, imitative colors;
imitative habits; dendritic and mammillary forms of
minerals are imitative. -- Im"i*ta*tive*ly, adv. --
Im"i*ta*tive*ness, n. Nonlimitation
Nonlimitation Non*lim`i*ta"tion, n.
Want of limitation; failure to limit.
Statute of limitationsStatute Stat"ute, n. [F. statut, LL. statutum, from L.
statutus, p. p. of statuere to set, station, ordain, fr.
status position, station, fr. stare, statum, to stand. See
Stand, and cf. Constitute, Destitute.]
1. An act of the legislature of a state or country,
declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something; a
positive law; the written will of the legislature
expressed with all the requisite forms of legislation; --
used in distinction fraom common law. See Common law,
under Common, a. --Bouvier.
Note: Statute is commonly applied to the acts of a
legislative body consisting of representatives. In
monarchies, legislature laws of the sovereign are
called edicts, decrees, ordinances, rescripts, etc. In
works on international law and in the Roman law, the
term is used as embracing all laws imposed by competent
authority. Statutes in this sense are divided into
statutes real, statutes personal, and statutes mixed;
statutes real applying to immovables; statutes personal
to movables; and statutes mixed to both classes of
property.
2. An act of a corporation or of its founder, intended as a
permanent rule or law; as, the statutes of a university.
3. An assemblage of farming servants (held possibly by
statute) for the purpose of being hired; -- called also
statute fair. [Eng.] Cf. 3d Mop, 2. --Halliwell.
Statute book, a record of laws or legislative acts.
--Blackstone.
Statute cap, a kind of woolen cap; -- so called because
enjoined to be worn by a statute, dated in 1571, in behalf
of the trade of cappers. [Obs.] --Halliwell.
Statute fair. See Statute, n., 3, above.
Statute labor, a definite amount of labor required for the
public service in making roads, bridges, etc., as in
certain English colonies.
Statute merchant (Eng. Law), a bond of record pursuant to
the stat. 13 Edw. I., acknowledged in form prescribed, on
which, if not paid at the day, an execution might be
awarded against the body, lands, and goods of the debtor,
and the obligee might hold the lands until out of the
rents and profits of them the debt was satisfied; --
called also a pocket judgment. It is now fallen into
disuse. --Tomlins. --Bouvier.
Statute mile. See under Mile.
Statute of limitations (Law), a statute assigned a certain
time, after which rights can not be enforced by action.
Statute staple, a bond of record acknowledged before the
mayor of the staple, by virtue of which the creditor may,
on nonpayment, forthwith have execution against the body,
lands, and goods of the debtor, as in the statute
merchant. It is now disused. --Blackstone.
Syn: Act; regulation; edict; decree. See Law.
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